Unstable Majorities with Morris P. Fiorina: Perspectives on Policy

Political pundits make it seem like our country is more polarized than it has been since the Civil War, but they’re wrong. The American public does not look much different today than it did in the 1970s. Instead, what has happened is that the political class - pundits, policymakers, and donors - has become more polarized. Along with ideological sorting by political parties, this change has made American politics seem more volatile than it actually is.
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Additional resources:
Read “Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting, and Political Stalemate” by Morris Fiorina, available here: bit.ly/2RzeFCe
Read “An Era of Tenuous Majorities” by Morris Fiorina available here: hvr.co/2yv4O7F
Read “Has The American Public Polarized?” by Morris Fiorina available here: hvr.co/2QzCiJA
Read “The Political Parties Have Sorted by Morris Fiorina” available here: hvr.co/2RF2S5E
Read “Party Sorting and Democratic Politics” by Morris Fiorina, available here: hvr.co/2CxML5h
Read “The Temptation To Overreach” by Morris Fiorina, available here: hvr.co/2ya0onC
Read “Independents: The Marginal Members of an Electoral Coalition” by Morris Fiorina, available here: hvr.co/2NwDQ5h
Read “The (Re)Nationalization Of Congressional Elections” by Morris Fiorina, available here: hvr.co/2A1eDMO
Read “Is The US Experience Exceptional?” by Morris Fiorina, available here: hvr.co/2Pnvm20
Read “A Historical Perspective” by Morris P. Fiorina, available here: hvr.co/2pJQnZJ
In “Surprise: Voters Aren't More Polarized than Ever, Only Pols and Media Are” Morris Fiorina discusses ideological bubbles, why President Donald Trump is a fracture in the two-party system, and whether more Americans are becoming true independents (short answer: yes). Available here: bit.ly/2obgcAI
Listen as Morris Fiorina discusses whether America at its worst divide since the Civil War. Available here: hvr.co/2A1mqdk
Read “Morris P. Fiorina on The State of the Electorate,” available here:
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[@estebancalderon2777]

Nice video and animations. Great job!

[@TheJohnCube]

I had to just read his Journal papers and write and essay for my homework today and I literally randomly stumbled upon this video without looking it up. He just described the whole paper! Woah!

[@Omnizoa]

Good video.

[@alexwieda8772]

Finally someone who has picked up the torch that I have carried for years. I have always believed that bipartisanship will bring about the end of a free civilization due to the politicians fighting for their parties rather than the people. I wish we could bring prominence to other parties that could potentially cover the independent votes. Even now I believe we could begin implementation through giving an 'independent' nominee the same amount of airtime as the democratic and republican party. This would present three major options and from there we could stem to four then five then six. With the loss of independent votes, the republican and democratic party should theoretically lose power and prominence.

[@vkorchnoifan]

I will simply vote for the persons who not put me jail if I want more money in my wallet. I will simply vote for the person who will give me the freedom to start a business or invent something new that will benefit mankind. The government that put a man on the moon will make me pay more if the government that dominates the life of people (expanding Medicare for example) I hate a bureaucrat that tells people what to do, how to do it, and when to do it because they think they know more then the common man.